Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi recently revealed that it will launching its latest budget smartphone in India on March 14. Now, it has been confirmed the yet to be launched smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon.

| Updated: Mar 12, 2018, 02.51PM IST

NEW DELHI: Xiaomi announced last week that it will launch its latest budget smartphone -- Redmi 5 on march 14 in India. Now, another information of the smartphone has surfaced online. The e-commerce website Amazon has revealed that the Xiaomi Redmi 5 will be exclusively available on platform.

The e-commerce major has created a page for the smartphone. The webpage says that the smartphone will be exclusive to Amazon. Along with this, like the other Xiaomi devices the customers will be able to purchase it from Mi.com and Mi Home Store. It is expected that the company might launch the smartphone at 3PM on March 14.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 was launched in China last year, along with the Redmi 5 Plus. The smartphone runs Android 7.0 Nougat operating system and comes with nano dual SIM support.

It features a 5.7-inch HD+ with 720x1440 pixel resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The display is protected with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor paired with 2GB/3GB/4GB of RAM. The smartphone comes in 16GB and 32GB internal storage. The users will also be able to expand the storage by adding a microSD card.

The handset comes with a 12MP rear camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. There is also a 5MP front camera with selfie flash. The selfie camera also come with company’s own proprietary Beautify 3.0 capabilities. Measuring 151.8x72.8x7.7mm, the smartphone comes equipped with a rear mounted fingerprint sensor and is backed by a 3,300 mAh battery.

It is expected that the company might price the device around Rs 8,000.

Last week, Xiaomi launched its Mi TV 4A in India. The TV comes in two two screen options -- 32-inch and 43-inch. While the former is priced at Rs 13,999, the latter costs Rs 22,999. Both variants of the Mi TV 4A will go on sale on March 13 and will be available online on Flipkart and Mi.com, and offline through Mi Home stores.

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